HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of July 18, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Imperial Health, LLP, LA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer, Network Server
- Submission date
- July 18, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13312, row:4451)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Imperial Health, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 116,262 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, clinical information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employees and implemented additional technical safeguards.